Band 6+: The pie chart below shows the main reasons why forests are declining worldwide. The table presents how these causes affected three regions of the world during the 2010s. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The pie chart illustrates the primary causes why the amount of forest on a global scale are decreasing, the table shows how these factors impacted in North America, Europe, and South America during the 2010s.

Overall, logging is the leading contributor to worldwide deforestation. Among the three regions, Europe experienced the highest level of forest loss, whereas North America had the least affected region.

According to the pie chart, the reduction in forests is attributed to logging, which accounted for 40%, followed by agriculture at 30% and 20% deforestation caused by urban expansion. 10% of forests loss results from other unspecified factors.

The table highlights that 25.5% of Europe’s forests were declined, mainly due to agriculture, which 15% of its forests affected. South America ranked second with 17.5% of forests impacted, primarily attributed to logging, which accounted for 13%. Remarkably, hardly any agricultural activity had led to deforestation at just 0.2% in South America. Conversely, North America was the least impacted at below 9.5% of its forests, logging also was the key causes contributing to the decline of forests in North America at 5.3%